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LITERARY REVIEW. SOPHIA ; or, the DANGEROUS INDISCRETION. A TALE, founded on Facts. In Three Volumes.—London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Pa- ternoster-row. It is with sincere pleasure that we announce the appearance of a Novel, which is not only free from the detects incident to such productions, but is even admirably calcula•ed to correct the erroneous opinions of human life which young women are apt to imbibe ,from those too attrac. "tire tales of fancy. so fatally subversive of reason and judgment. The story of SOPHI.V, avawedly founded on facts, is peculiarly addressed to fe males in that humbler walk of society, where a venial trespass, the most innocentlact.of India. cretion, often leads _to irrepat able ruin and dis grace. To combine the useful with the agreeable it no easy task—to invest with , . interest and at traction a fiction' strongly marked - by:resilty is unquestionably-an eviden c e of no cone non- no ordinary talents.; Both_in its plan itml execu tion this Novel hears the impression•ora superior pen. As a specimen of the style we syhjoin the following passage, which is equally an introduc tion-Of-die Heroine ind the Author " The father of Sophia, with no other support than an Ensign' s Cothmission, married, at an ear ly age, a young Lady whose beauty and accomplish. - mews constituted her fortune; his "duty soon 'obliged him to leave her, which he did with an aching heart: her situation was critical, yet small was the provision he could make for her, his half pay was All, and that All, little as it was, Was more than he could well spare. " An aunt was the only remaining relation of Mrs. Damon I her income was not large, yet such as it was, she agreed to share it with her !niece, who was also to reside with her. Things being thus arranged, Mr. Danton took a heart• breaking farewell of his wife, to go on permanent duty at Gibraltar. " A short time after this, Sophia made her ap pearauce in the world ; her form was- cast in wtture's fittest mould, her complexion was neither dark nor fair ; she might be called a dark blonde, or a lair brunette; her eyes were of the deepest blue, adorncd with long silken eye lashes, while her dark auburn hair shaded with its beautiful ringlets an intantine countenance, at once lovely and expessive. Such was the little Sophia ; and often woold hersnother gaze with rapture an her beauty, while she secretly indulged the hope that it would ot,e day be the means of Making her fortune ; in order titat it might do so, the fond mother determined to bestow-as good an education on the little beauty as het slender finance' could possibly allow. By a good education Mrs. Dan too understood what ought rather is, be called a showy one; music, dancing, French, and the fa: shiouable needlewOrks where the accomplishments in which she wished Sophia to excel ; with the help of these and her beauty, the fond misjudging In titer thought her fortune would inevitably be made. In porsoanceof this plan, Sophia bed no sooner completed her 6tth year than 'She was placed at a ladies' boarding school, with orders to. he taught every thing that was- fashionable, her mother in the mean time denying herself al most the necessaries of life, in order to give her daughter a needlessly expensive education. " Sophia, though blessed with excellent parts, was at the same time so lively and volatile, that she could not seriously bend her attention to any thing, and of course what she learned was Merely superficial ; she could play of a few fashionable airs on the piano -forte, draw flowers with some , (leg, e e of taste but by no means correctly, talk a little French, and it must tse confessed danced better than any girl in the school, and greatly mortifying to her pride was it that site could not dress as well : but the promotion of her father to the rank of Lieutenant, when site was in her ele venth year, enabled her in some measure to vie with the daughters of affluence. Short however *as her triumph, the Spaniards made an attack on Gibraltar—=her father was wounded iu the en gagement, and before she had, completed her twelfth year, returned home, an invalid on halt P4Y. " event formed a new epoch in the life of our heroine : she was immediately taken from school. Her father beheld with regret the im propriety of her education, and her mother's ruin stat-e of health, the effect of a regular system t.i starvation, in of der to give her daughter that editcation which had only unfitted her for the sphere of life in which it appeared probable she must move." • As this Work is really, as we before observed, calculated to correct the errors of a romantic ima gination, too easily susceptible of false impres sions, arising; from the general run of Novels, and to produce true notions of life, of human eon diqct, and of seducing expectations, we fed it to be the duty of a Public Journalist to recommend it to the attention of our Readers in general ; and we cannot but hold in respect that Firm which gives its patronage to prOductions likely to be so beneficial in its effects upon the youthful mind, and to society at large. On Thursday Next—Twenty Capitals (at lean 10001. each) in the first half hour ; Scheme con tains THREE of 20,0001. with 104 other Capitals of 30001. 20001, &c. although there are 4000 Tickets less than Last Lottery. Tickets and Shares are on Sale at both of WEea's Offices, 9, Cornhill, and 17, Ludgate-street, where Four Capitals were shared last Lottery, and Three 30,0001. Prizes in 13 mouths. . BIRTHDAY OF MR. PITT. • The 4nnirersary'Celebration of this Day took place yesterday at the City of Lond'on Tavern.- - I he Company was numerous, but more select than on' former occasions. Lord LASCELLES took the Chair, the LORD CHANCELCORNOSI.iIiS hold, and Lord HARROWBT on the left. The Lords LIVERPOoL, BATHURST, WESTMORELAND, the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER, Sir WILLIAM SCUTT, Sir R. WIGRAM, Sir R. VAUGHAN, and many of our most eminent and opulent mercantile Gentlemen werc present. The cloth being removed, "Non nobis Domine" was sung ; atter which, " The Ring" was pro posed, and drank in silence. " The Prince Re gent," " The Queen," and " The Duke of York, and the other branches of the Royal Family," were drank With three times three. Lord 14ASCELL83, in proposing the memory of Mr. Pitt, which was the next toast, owned be felt it would be difficult to state any thing to a Meet ing, like that on the present occasion, which would engage their attention by its novelty. He could tiOt hope to do this alter the numerous meetings which had taken place on the same sub ject ; but at the same, time it must be felt that those very meetings redounded to the honour and credit of that great man whose birth they were then assembles) to celebrate. In considering what they owed to Mt. Pitt, it was impossible for them to discard from their recollection the arduous dil -1 ties which he had had to perform--the character of the war in which the country ,had been engaged, and the principles on which be had acted. All that Mr. Pitt had believed he could foresee bad actually taken place. That this country had sub mitted to great privations was true—that it had been involved in embarrassments from which it hau not yet recovered could not be denied; but it any man -condemned the policy of Mr. Pitt's measures on such grounds, be would call that man an erroneous calculator. Mr. Pitt's views of the power, in fluence, and grandeur of this country were all taken on a scale the most extended ; but he would ask if any man, viewing the power, influence, and grandeur whit h the country had actually attained, nor only in our own opinion, but in the eyes of all the world, could say that Mr. Pitt had deceived himself ? He wished the present state of the na tion to be compared with the situation in which it was found on that day in the last year. Then it was unquestionably much depressed, in conse quence of the exertions it had made to bring the war in which it was engaged to a successful ter mination, as success could never be bought without its price being paid. But it the state of the coup- ' try now were compared with what it was then, he thought there would appear but little ground for despondeticy, and if tires looked to the prospect now b. fore us there would be still less. The' cor rectoess .of Mr. Pat's views was now so generally admitted, nor only by his hiends, bus by those wh o had been oppused.to his system, that no difficult question could arise, ipit their eyis were, thrown back on what he would have done on such ait'occa- sion, and his was the honour, m a place where he (Lord Lastellesi had frequent opportunities of hearing political questions debated, to be equally quoted by his opponents and his friends. It was with great satisfaction that hecontemplated the state in which we bad come out of the war; but on one point be. felt son►c appiehension. He knew that a deeply rooted. plan was in existence for the total demoralization of the country. Of this he Could entertain no doubt, when he saw that in that part of the country where he resided there was no obscure corner which was not filled wi t h the most pernicious, abominable, and blasphemous publications. What could be the motives of the wretches who put them in circulation ? It could not be to give information to any class in society, for these could give no information to any human being ; but the doctrines they contained would demoralize all those who should he weak enough to lend themselves to them. While they produced this evil, they also at the same time had the effect of checking those benevolent persons who were desirous of bestowing on the poor the greatest blessing they could receive--Education. It would thus be seen that they produced in every respect the most mischievous consequences. The prac tices of which be had spoken might in some in- stances be carried on- so as to escape the law, but it behoved every man in his private capacity to discourage them by every means in his power. He had thought it not wrong to touch on this subject, RS it was one intimately connected with the circumstances of the times in which Mr. Pitt had lived. That great man had indeed had such manifold difficulties to combat, that it was hardly possible to conceive one which bad not been in some degree known while he was alive. 'faking, therefore, into consideration what he had to con• tend with, and what he had done, be anticipated universal approbation of the toast which be should now give, by proposing to drink to the " Im mortal Memory of Mr. PITT." The toast was drank with three times three and with loud shouts of applause. Mr. SWIFT recited a Poem in honour of Mr. Pitt, with great applause. " The Army and Nary of the United Kingdom," and ae The House of Brunswick, and may they never forget the principles which seated them on the throne of these realms," were the next toasts. The glee of "The King and the Church," was then sung with thunders of applause, which interrupted its performance, and were often repeated at its close. " The Protestant Ascendancy" was then drank with three times three, and followed by a glee written by Mr. Taylor, which was honoured with universal applause. 4. The Ministers of the Prince Regent, and may the prin ciples of Mr. Pitt always animate the Councils of Great Bri tain," was the next toast. The Earl of LIVERPOOL, in returning thanks, stated Ministers to know, in common with their Noble Chairman, that attempts were making to corrupt the public morals, and they considered it an object of great importance to raise a barrier against such designs by an association of good and honourable persons. With this feeling they at tended the Pitt Club with peculiar satisfaction, as they were of opinion that the evil designs of the disaffected might be more successfully met with their assistance in the metropolis, than in any other part of the kingdom. Associations of this character would, be — trusted,, be Still kept 'up, as he sincerely hoped:that noW,(and for ever, a re , spectahle body of men would be found to do jus tice to the'principles of Mr. , Pitt.—(Applause.) Earl BArntinsi proposed, the health of the Chairman, Lord Lascelles, which was drank with three times three. , , , Lord LASCELLES returned thanks, and declared he did not lollovy u lilipdly the principles of Mr. "Mit, or those 'of , any set-of men professing to act on his principles. He, however, was of opinion the present Ministers adhered to them as far as circumstance would permit, and therefore, as a Member of the Legislature, he thought them en titled to his support. The LORD CHANCELLOR bad been fearful it would not be in his power to be present on this occasion. He had pledged himself before, and he again pledged himself now, never to be absent from the Annual Meeting of the Club, un less ill-health should keep him away, or those duties which pledged him to the public, so that be should be sure of standing .excused to its Members. He was attached to this Club, be canie he believed in his conscience that atten tion to the memory of Mr. Pitt, and adherence to his principles, afforded the best security that the interests of the country would be proptrly at tended to. He strongly insisted on the necessity of supporting the Church and State, as they were established at the Revolution, as on these the Constitution of the Country depended. Mr. Pitt, be was confident, would have suffered any evil in the world that could have befallen him rather than have done any thing that should disturb those establishments. He was nevertheless a biend to toleration, to the greatest extent that could be safely conceded, and there was no-ko nest man who was not friendly to such toleration. It was, however, to be remembered that the es% tablishments of the country must be supported i if the country were to be supported, and they should also remember that it was these that enabled them now - to say—" we are as we are." These were the sentiments on which he had always acted—on which he would still act—Nhich would never let in) be absent from these meetings when it was in his power to attend them, and in conformity with which he now gave, with all his heart and soul, " Prosperity and perpetuity to the Pitt Club." Tke toast was received with enthusiastic ap probation, and drank with three times three, after which the Ministers and Lord Lascelles retired. Admiral BULLER then took the Chair, %%ho was shortly succeeded by Mr. WC/Li EEN. " The Duke of Wellington," "The Duke of Richmond," " The Pitt Club of Scotland," " The Duhe of Buccleuch," and " The Health of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge," having been drank with appropriate bOnours, M‘QtJEEtv pronounced a warm eulogium on the late Mr. Gifford, but congratulated the Club on the able manner in which the arduous duties which devolved on his successor had been per formed by the present Secretary, Mr. Welsh, and concluded by proposing the health of that Gen tleman. The toast was drank with three times three. 111 r. WELSH was quite at a loss for words to ex press what he felt, in the manner he could wish, en the present occasion. He had ever rendered such humble services as he bad bad the power . of rendering to the Club, in the hope that the prin ciples of Mr. Pitt might be for ever perpetuated; convinced as he was that the policy of that great man bad been, and would ever prove, the salva tion of the country. He felt tremblingly'alive to the difficulties of the task which fell on treading, as he now attempted to do, in the itet)s of his lamented friend, their late Secretary. He feared lest he should be found deficient in thoie duties which had so eminently and strikingly dig.- played that Gentleman's talents on every occasion, and which had been especially called forth at that time last year. He could only offer the Club his attachment to the principles of Mr. Pitt, and he hoped, by his attention to its concerns, to give every one satisfaction in that situation which .he ought to say, and which be would say, he bad presumed to 611.—(Applause.) We were sorry that Mr. ATCHESON, .the Founder of the PITT CLUB, was absent, and hope he was not prevented flout attending by illness; and were rather surprised that his health was not proposed, particulatly after the high and well merited eulogium which the LORD CHANCELLOR bestowed on the Institution. A variety of songs and glees were sting in the course of the evening, by Messrs. ['AWES, LEETE, BROADHURST, BELLAMY,- and EVANS, a i nd the company did not wholly break up till nest,:mid night. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. -.; TITLES of PAPEIVI ordered to he..produred by the tiousE of COMMONS. A Bill (a 9 amended by the Committee)t,to tirntnd 'certain Provisions of the •.pct of the 26th year of King George 11. for the better preventing of Clandestine Marriages. A Bill (as amended by the Committee) to remove Doubts as to the Validity of certain 'Mariiages had and soletinized within the British Territories in India. A Bill to Repeal so much of an Act passed in tie 43d year of his present Majesty, as requires the attendance of Magis trates on board Vessels carrying Passengers from the United Kingdom to his Majesty's Plantations, or to Foreign Parts. A Bill (as amended on re-commitment) to amend and re duce into one Act the several Laws relating•to the manner in which the East India Company 4re.required to hire Ships. A Bill for the more effectual Preservation of Game, in cer atin Districts within the Principality of Wales. . . , A Scotch Gentleman, who came tolown ,the other day for the purpose of receiving his'share . of a 30,0001. Prize, went intol4ikes, at Cornbill.; but seeing so many clerks, 'so many strangers, and such a quantity of Bank Notes, (for BISH was then paying some parts of his 49 Capitals) he imagined he had gUt into the Bank 'by mistake but his error was soon rectified by Mr. B. who politely begged him to wait a few minutes, and he would give him a draft. - 414 Gude troth !" ex claimed the Caledonian, I was a sawney to mak' sic a blunder. I ken weel enough there's nae Sinking Fund here."—" No, Sir," rejoins Mr. BIsH, " my Fund is Fortune's, a lady who de lights to raise bar votaries, and keep them from sinking," NEXT THURSDAY, L. PER MINUTE. L• 4° '; l° o L.23.000,0R L. 22,000, FOR SIXTH-DRAWN ABOVE L.t,ooa. THREE OF L 40,000-07 CBel TALS, IN THIS LOTTERY. defer CORESPODENS. ' cWe are ' 4 • t!ted to defer t h e EIGHTH N POET T ICAL EPISTLS t o tlig ED/IC NCI( REVIEWERS.—ROYAL ACADEMY TO-alt'rr°l' w it * For PARLIAMIINTA RY PROCEED! NII9, see the .... T, ast THEATRICAL REGISTEn• . Performed Last Night. set in i TH EATRF ROTA F., DRilitY-LANTE.—Othello • Othe il ,.o, Nir - ' , 'e r 'a Destleinotia, Mrs. Robinson. After which, The In ukee, Dalio'iter. ma gre4 l ; r 4 ; THEATtiE ROYAL, COVENT-GA R . DEN.—Rob Roy -- --c- ik , • - Francis Osbaldistone, Mr. Sinclair; Diana Vcrno' 0 1. Stephens. After which (id time), The Castle of l'4l° %TAILS. A jeff e P ARRIVED--1 Dublin, I Waterford, I Guernsey an",„ r ford• IHolland, Guttenburgh . DUE-1 Wr4"- KING CHARLES IL'S ItE3TORATION.—HoIiday at all the lic Others. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGETO.NIO3- .01 Morning, 43 minutes after 10. I Evinii Lig, 18 rintiutes a" THE SUN. igLEAI QUIS DicERE FALSUM AUDEAT ? LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 181 g. Nerd Th e Paris Papers of Tuesday last, whic li du; thksAnorning, have not arrived. _ vo r _As we . consider the Institution of tile t hi Wits not , merely as , an honourable tribute t wb memory of an Illustrious Statesman, to principles, and whose perseverance in suPP °f ' l ,(l them, Europe is indebted for its deliveran ce 'oo this Country for its . safety, we cordially ad u P t h e' sentiments of the Earl of LIV.ERPC)OL, so e t°P ti t tically expressed by the Noble Lard yesterday the Anniversary Dinher, in considering the p s p j tution also as a rallying p_oint for all loyal well disposed people in times .of cornmot i°ll h ii danger. We also heartily agree Witt' o n LOrdship•in deeming it a fortunate cireutns tv o that such an Institution was established , 11 particularly because we have the gn itifY o l4 proof of the efficacy of the PRIMARY I NS TITLI 11 :0 0 in seeing that it has roused loyal and resP ectll o people in so many parts of the country to folio ° , /5 , example in the foundation of similar Sst ablls , of ments. The venerable Loan CLIANCE I ' °- ii pressed sentiments of the same nature , ' l°- d tD with much pleasure heard him declare , i d nothing bat illness, or his public duty, shoolac preyent him from attending the annual CC tron. Tli - e;speech of Lord LAsattl•Le . hd t higilly, creditable to his Lordship's talents' its srille-‘ More to :- the- soundness Cif 11-, 0- be °f cal and religious principles, and it 019- peOyarlyigi . fatifying to ail the friend s bo o hapitY.,toli.sliment in Church and State t° 51 0 that when-he as a :toast , :-.THE ro, lo AiklT Asdttst•ANcY,'' the "room rung Wi t ' S c- , e itif mat &b . Or - applause, which were renewed 34. times, and lasted. many minutes. In fact, tb° 7 o o the . was so very numerou s °- I 1 e" foriner occasions , it evinced the same cordi' A A ate in commemoration of the great departed " t rrian'„ and in a strenuous - attachment to the Poi/ tical and religiouiEstablisbMentwhicb P l ` sce9 Country, in ireedorn anti independence' every other on earth. _ 13 r.u.—We are sorry to obser'et" THE P IrT ~ 1 C The Times, which once was a loyal l'oP er : Cl l6 l eotitinuedsuccess.of which places ila b °:, e s necessity of fc pandering to the bad p 355-1 0 1, e to the • n - niltitude," or of paying servile h r oOr so rf G ient, has', in its'account of the Artn ive le gre e Dinner yesterday, treated the subject with ° l tlscG of•levity bordering on ridicule. In the f irs ' number of the Compan)),,ccire` ititates to .have been -not nsore than an 1 ", 0 %0 Nowi we are persuaded from ""' h ija" dick amounted to about 3 to drelhand fifty, and considering that an exr„. g ilt `leave Election an - d' tither avocation' lave intei•PeTed; cve_consider that as , 11- 1:1). rows 11Icering , a , t the present critical pe . rin c '' o ilAt Reporter s'ays' he was " chilled by th e urit tlie rli coldness of, the evening, and observe(l,,°Tbii around him shivering in the report is so different from the fact that g ir os / (t tion Whether he was present, or, if he w as, L ' e e d to deterntin r have mended as a treacherons Spy, Misrepresent whatever he saw or hear d ' :00 ( same m anner . o es' least "to cast the torpidity of his o wn itatt lr i leis account. At all events lie was evitie°l4olol - warmed by a loyal spirit, and we are cein Abe maugre his assertion, that no other person room was " chilled" by the same Jacobin Pi)" bona Yesterday, the Duke of CAMBRIDOR 11a" "dier: interview with the PRINCE REGENT; he, it visited QUERN and the Ditc'tt;-iitf" CUMBERLAND, and,' utter his return to Co'st.; House, rode out with his Duchess to Princess SOPHIA of GLoUCBSTER• 11 ' 5 10 09 Highness, on ‘Veduesday evening, wen t ir :l4 the Concert, at Hanover-square Roono , jo ti s the Duchess remained at home with the e, grave, her father, and the Princess 0 . 1 p ar' L I Homisuito. Her Royal Higirness yester(hq 1 ,4 jog was visited by the Princesses A vay s ' f bi c4 ° Hesse HOMBURG. Cambridge-Lou:le wss ed with visitors-all day. 10 11 R tlti rap t Cali( bein ,n C at t otß, Peote bt 4 I P% t Pr t ita fo r Nt t tta gi 4 84.1 1 40 1 . °8 ',1 4 'e tt4 : l qei r ° C A P4s %e Ik k N id Nt h , IV 4 1i '74 0 10 14 k, er ui tth t,, v 'ute Itt t kt„"q%